Chapter 1988： The undecided Frenchman

The Presidential Palace in Paris, France. French President Armand Falière, Prime Minister Alexandre Ribeau, Secretary of War Gallieni, French Western Army Commander Foch, Chief of Staff Petain and others once again gathered together. The huge rectangular conference table is full of information collected from various sources, and the content of the information is undoubtedly all about the London bombing and the Royal Air Force. As of today, the German bombing of the British mainland has lasted for 4 days, and just yesterday, the Germans once again launched an ultra-large-scale bombing, and the air force involved was enough to make the French feel terrified!

"I imagined the German soldiers approaching Paris, but I never thought that the Germans could throw more than 500 tons of bombs into London in one day." Prime Minister Ribo took a deep breath and calmed down a bit of excitement and fear. Said after feeling.

"The continuous attack by thousands of bombers is really terrible. We can only be thankful that the Germans chose to attack London instead of Paris. If they choose to drop the bombs in Paris, our performance is even worse than the British. Far worse." Petain sighed.

Betain was the first French senior to realize that Germany was launching a strategic bombing of the British mainland. After the airport broke up with the British, Betain returned to Paris and began collecting news about the German bombing of London. He collected information from German newspapers, leaflets, the French ambassador to the United Kingdom, and various channels remaining in the British and British military jurisdictions, and collected them and sent them to the desk of President Armand. And because of his efforts, the top French leaders can once again gather to discuss the future situation!

"Can we understand this? The Germans have already won the war. They are just using the time before the armistice to show their power wantonly? So they fight without scruple! Even if the losses are heavy, they will not hesitate? The British report claims In these four days of fighting, they have already shot down more than 500 German aircraft.” Prime Minister Ribo asked.

"There is a problem with the British report." Petain shook his head and said.

"There will definitely be deviations, but the overall data should be considered close to the facts. Your report also mentioned that the British shot down at least 100 planes in the first day of air strikes against the Luftwaffe, and our people also found or The wreckage of at least 80 planes was seen.” Prime Minister Ribo said.

"The data on the first day is no problem, basically in line with the facts. But the situation on the first day is not suitable for later use. You all say that the Germans are overdrawing their own power, in fact, the real overdrawing is the British! According to us According to the intelligence obtained in the past few days, the British lost at least 250 aircraft, and the Germans even claimed that 600 British aircraft were destroyed during the first day of fighting. Even though the Germans boasted the results of the war, I feel that the British People also lost at least 300 planes! Do you know? On the day of the air strike, the British successively deployed more than 20 fighter and interceptor squadrons on the Western Front. In the end, the number of planes returning to France was no more than 80. !" Petain said.

"They may stay in the homeland for defensive tasks, after all, the British need to defend against German bombing." Marshal Foch said.

"Probably. But according to the information collected by our people in the UK, there were at least 400 aircraft falling from the sky that day. The British will definitely show their results. Then remove the German war damage, then the rest It's British," Petain said.

"However, in any case, you do not have sufficient evidence, you just made an estimate based on some photos and statistics." Foch said.

"Well, guys, don’t get entangled in this issue anymore. We just need to know one thing. On the first day of the air strike in London, the British moved at least 350 aircraft from the French battlefield, and most of them did not. Come back, and then, in the next three days, at least 20 squadrons left from France! Now, we don’t know how many planes there are in the British Airways, but our people can already be sure that 700 planes have left France! Just know this!" The French Secretary of the Army Gallieni, who had not spoken, finally spoke. His words were full of mania and anxiety.

"Two months ago, the British wrote to our aviation combat unit list that there were 5,500 aircraft in total. This figure is basically credible. Just three days ago, the British gave us a list of There are 5,000 planes, do you believe it? To be honest, now that the British can have 4,000 planes on the French land, I have to pray to God!"

"I don't care how many German bombers the British shot down, even if 500 German bombers were shot down? The Germans can afford this loss, and they are still steadfastly throwing bombs on the heads of the British! The consumed British are constantly drawing air teams from the French theater back to China. In short, the barrier above our heads has become thinner and thinner. I estimate that the number of British aircraft remaining on the Western Front is now in the early 3,000s. That's it!" Gallieni said sadly In addition, look at the time again, now that the ground battlefield on the Western Front has been calm for more than a month. During these 40 days, the German and Austro-Hungarian regiments on the Eastern Front continued to rush from the Eastern Front to the Western Front. They have stocked millions of tons of supplies and more than 4 million troops. Don’t you think they’re here just to pretend? This kind of calm will not last long. When the Germans attack, it will be a battle! The military strength of the Germans is two grades higher than the Germans on the Western Front that we faced before! Whether their ground forces hit us or the British, the result is certain. We can't win. Petain said very pessimistically.

"So, do you mean we should surrender directly? Then invite the French to come to Paris, sign the treaty in the Palace of Versailles, and then parade on the Champs Elysées?" Foch said angrily.

"We have a decent chance to end the war." Petain said with a halt.

"If we agree to the proposal of the crown prince. We can only be vassals of the Germans in the future! France alone cannot fight against Germany, and if we betray our allies, no one in this world will trust France! Great, but we don't have a reliable friend!" Foch said. "Furthermore, Ruprecht is not the emperor, although he is of high authority. Everything he said may not be fulfilled! What if they want to occupy Belgium or even part of French territory? Who can guarantee that he will not break the contract at a critical moment? "

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